“To have a circle is not the absence of having a front, it’s having multiple fronts at the same time.”
We juicily dive into the role of the circle within dance and movement with Thomas “Talawa” Prestø. You are in for a real treat with this rich and mind blowing exploration. Thomas is the founder and artistic director of Tabanka African & Caribbean Peoples Dance Ensemble in Oslo, Norway. The company and its associated movement technique, the Talawa Technique, has been 23 years in the making. The Talawa Technique is one of few fully codified techniques drawing from Africa and the Diaspora. Tabanka Dance Ensemble is northern Europe's largest full time black dance company. The company works outside the western canon of art production creating highly kinetic contemporary work drawing from African, Caribbean and Diasporan movement practices. The company's technique, slogan and core principle is Ancient Power - Modern Use.
Mentions: Connect with Thomas or Talawa Theatre: http://www.tabankacrew.com/ IG: @tabanka @thomastalawapresto Irie Dance: https://www.iriedancetheatre.org/ Tabanka Dance: www.tabankadance.com Talawa technique: https://tabankadance.com/about-us-2/ Sylvanus Kuwor: http://www.ug.edu.gh/dance/staff/dr-sylvanus-k-kuwor Is Salsa a Martial Dance? In Conversation with Thomas Talawa Presto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdN57o0ApV0&t=1s Serendipity: https://www.serendipity-uk.com/ Makeda Thomas: https://www.makedathomas.org/ Jamie Philbert: https://www.jamiephilbert.com/work/dance-performance-an Kalinda/ Kalenda or Calinda/ Calenda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calinda Pawlett Brookes: https://www.serendipity-uk.com/ceo-pawlet-brookes/ Jeanguy SAINTUS: https://www.ayikodans.com/index.php/about-us Barbara Ramos (Danza del Caribe, Cuba): https://www.danzadelcaribe.com/about.html L'Antoinette Stines: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/entertainment/20210207/dr-lantoinette-stines-dance-love-story-renowned-dancer-choreographer https://www.linkedin.com/in/l-antoinette-stines-ph-d-b915791a6/ https://www.lacadco.net/ d-choreography
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